Tag / Reuben Siegman
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Boudha Homestay Week One
I have just finished my first week living with my homestay family in Boudha, a small town on the outskirts of Kathmandu, home to a large Tibetan population. At the center of town is the Boudha Stupa—one of the holiest places for Tibetan Buddhists. As part of their ritual, many people walk around the Stupa,…
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Catch me in Kathmandu: The Beginning
Hello all, this is a blog that I will be posting on throughout my semester abroad based in Kathmandu, Nepal. I will be writing about my experiences here and current events happening the Himalayan area. My journey began with many flights, taking me from New York to Tokyo to Bangkok and finally to Kathmandu. Looking…
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Millenials, Social Media, and Social Justice
Coming of age during a time of rapid and dramatic technological advances, millennials make up a unique generation. They regularly use social media—88 percent report getting their news from Facebook—and are savvy users of the Internet, one of the most important and powerful tools of their time. Checking their phones an average of 43 times…
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Please God, Endorse Me
Media figures often talk about how there are two different kinds of primaries going on: the electoral primary—decided by caucuses, primary elections, superdelegates, and a party convention—and the invisible primary. The invisible primary is made up of two components: fundraising and endorsements. The fundraising category is further split into money raised by Super PACs, organizations…
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The Modern Loss of Empathy
As I log onto Facebook I immediately notice the trending box on the right-hand side of the screen. I see, in blue letters, the name of a place. This is no ordinary place, but rather the site of a recent mass tragedy. Quickly scrolling down through my news feed I see that many people are…
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The Fall of Traditional Faith
Our relationship with religion in the United States is quickly changing. The US is a country that prides itself on freedom of religion. This has been a central theme of our identity as a nation. People in the US are more than three times as likely to say that religion is very important in their…
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The Unspoken Jewishness of Bernie Sanders
Whether you like it or not, faith plays a large role in politics. Recently, when Pope Francis came to the U.S., he spoke about the need to take care of our environment and to help the poor. Many politicians use faith to guide them in social issues like same-sex marriage and religious liberty. It is…
